Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 30)
andreas vasiadis said 1:46PM on 2-29-2008
it happens to me at mohigans sun in ct 4 years ago same thing unplug the machine i lost 52.000 quarters but i am not a lawer so i shut it up pc after that day that machine disapear from the casino
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andreas vasiadis said 1:47PM on 2-29-2008
it yhappens to me too at mohigans sun but i am not a lawer so i lost 52.000 quarters
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keri said 10:29PM on 3-01-2008
Somethings not Right there, wonder what employees cut is for doing that?
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Daniel Gaunt said 8:33AM on 3-02-2008
Hope he wins the case, Casinos rely on peoples addictions to earn fortunes, anything that will force casinos to shut down will be good
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Tom said 8:52PM on 3-02-2008
If I find out which casino would do that...I'm not going in and neither are any of my friends. They desverse to payout DOUBLE if they voluntarily interfer in a jackpot...which is a contract between the player and the casino. Abusing that contract can result in a substancial penalty either way. If it happened in Las Vegas, their license could be threatened.
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Philip Richards said 11:20PM on 3-02-2008
I don't know, nor do I care what casino reneged on the $5 million jackpot. IT's a two way street,all casinos milk the slot machine player all the time, so pay off no matter what was supposedly wrong with the machine. Casino's have no right to make a decision AFTER the slot is paying off ! ! ! ! ! !
Legal Eagle.
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Peter said 12:59AM on 3-03-2008
Not right at all. I'm sure they will be smart and settle out of court.
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michelle said 1:57PM on 3-03-2008
this guy should definitely get to keep the money. the greedy place unplugged the machine because they didn't want to pay up! give him the money!!!! and to the guy who lost his quarters here, well you should also get an attorney especially since you are not one and get your money back. people gamble based on the rules provided. gambling rules do not include whether or not you should or should not get money when you do win on a machine.
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Janet said 4:45PM on 3-03-2008
Malfunction??? The only malfunction is the scruples of the casino attendant pulling the plug! Just so happens the malfunction was at the precise time this guy won the jackpot? Yeah, that's believable. I guess this guy's luck was a malfunction for the casino. It's like a child knocking over a monopoly board because he is losing the game. I hope this guys wins he suit for more than the slot was paying out.
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George said 3:05AM on 3-05-2008
Ohhh Please ... That poor shmuck of an Amulance Chasing Attorney ... Machines with that size of a win DON"T spit out the $5 million + in cash. It shuts down and the "call attendent" light comes on and they get people to verify it. Sure the machine disappeared ... They removed it to fix it and find out what went wrong. No high conspiracy. Believe it or not but casino's love legitiment big payouts. The free publicity it garners pays for itself. Slot machines are the worst net in any casino at around 87% payback or less. For every $100 put in they pay back $87 ... Even the few machines that advertise 97% payback the casino still takes $3 for every $97 of $100 put in. Alvin be happy with the $100 you got and the free meal ...
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steve said 7:48AM on 3-05-2008
People, Please! The progressive jackpot is not paid out in the hopper or spit out in quarters. It is paid by the machine manufacturer and only after verification. The machine clearly says on it, malfunction voids all plays and pays. Everything is recorded on surveillance film for review. If this happens to you, call an attendent or staff member right away. Even if the machine starts dumping coins, it cant dump any more than what is in its inside hopper. So the story is absurd. Ask anyone who plays slots.
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Keith J. Mohrhoff said 8:22AM on 3-05-2008
Such things would NEVER happen in Vegas or Atlantic City. Once the house accepts the bet, they MUST accept the outcome--unless the 'malfunction' was a result of tampering by the bettor.
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Lady said 9:34AM on 3-05-2008
Read very carefully. A $5.15 million dollar jackpot will NEVER come out of a slot machine in quarters. I am surprised this story made it past an editor and on to the web. Even a novice slots player knows that there won't be any quarters coming out for a jackpot that size.
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DOVE said 1:08PM on 3-05-2008
MALFUNCTION, I THINK NOT ! IT IS THEIR MALFUNCTION AND THEY NEED TO PAY UP. I SURE THE LAW STEPS IN HERE AND MAKES THEM PAY THE MAN.
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wakeup! said 3:25PM on 3-05-2008
An attorney getting ripped off. Is there any irony in this story?
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james said 3:28PM on 3-05-2008
If that ever happens to me they are gonna have a whole lot more to unplug and besides that machine has an internal action resource that records every thing that machine does and for it to malfuntion is gonna be recorded and as for the casinos loss oh well they will have to pay this man something in the end but it could take up to 4 yrs and Im sure that mans life will be in dire danger for the entire duration so whats a mans life if he gains the whole world but loses his soul.Enough said?
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Stacey Boaz said 3:45PM on 3-05-2008
B.S. Give that man his money! The casino's don't get a free ride, just like anybody else!
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david hubbard said 3:45PM on 3-05-2008
i was on a carnival ship years ago out of galveston. it was our first cruise i do not gamble but i did go into the casino one morning after i awoke and stopped to put a few silver dollars in a big machine. then after i had put in only about 20.00 worth which is my limit for gambling. the damn thing went off and i hit it big the attendant came over and verified my winnings and then the cruise director and captain came down and told me it was a malfunction. as you can imagine i was very upset. when we got to our next port we were sent a letter to our room asking us to remove our belongs and we had to find our own way home.
we only had a few minutes to pack when some big foreign men in ships uniform came to our room and escorted us off the ship. we were lucky we had enough on our credit card to get us home safely. i can't even remember the name of the ship now i think it was the celebration a dump of a ship anyway we are not rich and have to save several years to go on a cruise.
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aaron said 9:20PM on 4-14-2008
that's a shame that that happened to you. you should've sued them for every penny they had.
Susan said 3:47PM on 3-05-2008
Must be a slow news day! Security tape will show what really happened....
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